I swapped my innocence for prideCrushed the end within my strideSaid I'm strong now I know that I'm a leaverI love the sound of you walking awayMascara bleeds a blackened tearAnd I am cold, yes, I'm coldBut not as cold as you areI love the sound of you walking awayI love the sound of you walking away

Why don't you walk away?Why don't you walk away?

Why don't you walk away?No buildings will fall downWon't you walk awayNo quake will split the groundWon't you walk awayThe sun won't swallow the skyWon't you walk away?Statues will not cry

I cannot turn to see those eyesAs apologies may riseI must be strong and stay an unbeliverAnd love the sound of you walking away, you walking awayMascara bleeds into my eyeAnd I'm not cold, I am oldAt least as old as you are

And as you walk awayOh, as you walk awayOh, as you walk awayMy headstone crumbles downAs you walk awayThe Hollywood winds will howlAs you walk awayThe Kremlin's fallingAs you walk awayRadio Four is static

As you walk awayOh, as you walk awayOh, as you walk awayOh, as you walk away

The stab of stilettoOn a silent nightStalin smiles and Hitler laughsChurchill clapsMao Tse Tung on the back